Hame-fastener



(No Model.)

J. H. D. EVERETT.

HAME FASTBNBR.

No. 424,769. PatentedApr. l, 1890.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

.IOIIN 1I. D. EVERETT, OF SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN.

HAM E-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,769, dated April 1, 1890.

Application filed November 23, 1889. 'Serial No. 331,281. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. D. EVERETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sault Ste. Marie, in the county of Chippewa and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in llame-Fasteners, of which the following' is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the aceompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hanne-fasteners for adjustably connecting the ends of haines or for like purposes; and my invention more particularly refers to that class of fasteners in which there are two metallic straps adjustably secured together by a locking-lever, which is pivotally secured to one of the straps and adjustably engages with the other.

The obj ect of my invention is, first, to have the adjusting device of the strap appear at all times in plain sight; second, to prevent any accidental unlocking; third, to provide the different parts with ready han d-holds for the operator, and fourth, to provide the different parts with the necessary strength with a minimum of weight and material.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, and speciiically set forth in the claims.

In the drawings which accompany this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved hame-fastener as in the operation of securing the part-s together in the practical use of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation detached from the haines. Fig. 3 is a bottom view Fig. et is a similar bottom view with the parts in the relative position to each other, as shown in Fig. l; and Fig. 5 is a crosssection on line .fr m in Fig. 2.

A are the haines. B are the rings secured to the lower ends thereof.

C is a metallic strap, substantially T-shaped in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 5, and provided with a hook D at one end and an ear E at the other.

F is a screw secured in the hook D to form an eye therewith.

Gis a lockingdever pivotally secured to the ear E of the strap (l by a pin. H. It is provided at its free end with the lip I, adapted to project over the free end .I of the hook D.

K is a spring-latch on the free end of the locking-lever. It is adapted to project over the lip J on the inside of the hook D, and it is provided with a knob L on the under side of the locking-lever.

M is another metallic strap composed of two parallel bars integrally united together at the ends, so as to form a recess between 6o them which will allow the locking-lever to freely pass through and fold within. One end of this strap is provided with a hook N and the other with anges O, which latter' form a good hold to grasp the strap with the fingers. Each of the bars of which the strap M is composed is provided with a slot having a series of adjusting-notches Q on its upper side, said notches being adapted to engage with the free ends of the pin P, transversely 7c secured in the locking-lever.

The parts being constructed substantially as described and shown, they are intended to operate as follows: The device is permanently secured to one ofthe haines by engaging the hook D of the stra-p C into the ring and securing the screw F in place to prevent the device from being removed. To secure the two haines together, the hook N of the other strap is then engaged into the ring of the 8o other hame, and the operator then takes hold wit-h one hand of the free end of the lockinglever and with the other of the free end of the strap M, draws the haines together and en gages the pin P with correspon ding notches 8 5 in the strap M. By folding the locking-lever back upon the strap C and engaging the latch on the hook thereof the operation is completed. In the reverse operation in unharnessing, the operator unlatches the locking- 9o locking-lever. It will further be observed :oo

and preventing it from rattling.

that the stem of the strap C folds within the strap M onY the upper side, and the lockinglever folds within the strap M on the lower side, thus making the device very compact A further feature of my improvement is that the locking-latch firmly locks the parts of the fastener together, so that it cannot accidentally open, which in other devices is very liable to occur in going downhill, notwithstanding the tendency of the parts to normally remain in their folded position under the tension with which they hold the hames together. What I claim as my invention is- In Ya hame-fastener for securing the ends of llames, a metallic strap C, provided with a hook D on its end, and screw F, forming an eye therewith, the locking-lever G, pivotally secured-to the outer end of the strap' C, and provided with the spring-latch K` and the laterally-extending pins P on its opposite sides, the metallic strap M, composed of parallel bars having slots and notches therein, and having their ends integrally united, the lever G passing between said bars, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 24th day of October, 1889.

JOHN H. D. EVERETT.

Witnesses:

JAMES WHITTEMORE, GEo. A. GREGG'. 

